''Narasimhella'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the family
Gymnoascaceae
The Gymnoascaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Eurotiomycetes
Eurotiomycetes is a large class of ascomycetes with cleistothecial ascocarps within the subphylum Pezizomycotina, currently containing around 3810 species accordi ...
.
The genus name of ''Narasimhella'' is in honour of
Mandayam Jeersannidhi Narasimhan (1891–1970), who was a pioneering Indian plant pathologist and
mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...
who worked in the state of Mysore.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Mandayani Jeersannidhi Thirumalachar and
P.N.Mathur in Sydowia vol.19 on page 184 in 1966.
References
External links
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Eurotiomycetes genera
Onygenales
Taxa described in 1996
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